oriented
adjective
ori·ent·ed
ˈȯr-ē-ˌen-təd 
: intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed
humanistically oriented scholars
market-oriented production
an ecologically oriented approach
is goal oriented
Examples of oriented in a Sentence
The audience was academically oriented.
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Even what a new employee might feel on their very first day — welcomed, oriented, and inspired, or lost in a maze of unfamiliar faces and spaces.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Darnold will head an offense that will be much more run oriented and also lacking receiving weapons other than Jaxson Smith-Njigba.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In line with these ideas, researchers published findings in 2023 that showed that meditation increased people’s concern for the suffering of others—and that, by comparison, people without this practice were more oriented to their own distress.
—Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
The schedule just became much more oriented about making sure that the public and other aides did not see non-functioning Biden.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Darnold will head an offense that will be much more run oriented and also lacking receiving weapons other than Jaxson Smith-Njigba.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In line with these ideas, researchers published findings in 2023 that showed that meditation increased people’s concern for the suffering of others—and that, by comparison, people without this practice were more oriented to their own distress.
—Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
The schedule just became much more oriented about making sure that the public and other aides did not see non-functioning Biden.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for oriented
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“Oriented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oriented. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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